Category Archives: Sports

The Kansas City Royals could not hold onto an early lead as they fell 8-7 to the Minnesota Twins Friday night. The Royals opened the scoring in the first with three runs thanks to a double by Cheslor ...

The Emporia Senior American Legion baseball team is back in action, playing in the Barton County Tournament. Coach Anthony Markowitz says they’re looking forward to the challenge. Your browser d...

The Emporia Junior Legion baseball team returns to action Saturday, playing in the El Dorado tournament. Coach Cory Schovick says they have an opportunity to compete and be successful. Your browser do...

The Kansas City Royals rode seven strong innings — from starting pitcher Glen Sparkman — to a series-opening 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins, Thursday. Sparkman surrendered just one run o...

The Emporia Senior and Junior American Legion baseball teams each collected dominating wins over Ottawa Wednesday. The Senior Legion returned to action Wednesday night, picking up a 10-3 win, at Soden...

The Kansas City Royals’ win streak ended at three games, Wednesday, as the Seattle Mariners won 8-2 in the series finale. Seattle rocked Royals’ starter Brad Keller, scoring four runs in t...

Emporia State Athletics has qualified 80 first-year students for MIAA Academic Honors. That brings the total to 248 student athletes earning academic honors during the 2018-19 school year. Among them,...

Whit Merrifield powered the Kansas City offense and the Royals cruised past the Seattle Mariners 9-0, Tuesday night. Merrifield was three for four, with two home runs and six RBI’s. Your browser...

The Kansas City Royals opened their series with the Seattle Mariners picking up a 6-4 win, Monday night. Jorge Soler slugged a two-run go-ahead home run in the eighth inning off Mariner’s reliev...

The Emporia Junior Legion baseball team dropped a doubleheader to the Topeka Senators, Monday night, 14-8 and 9-6. In game one, the Topeka Senators scored seven runs in the fifth inning to break the g...